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With Major League Baseball heading towards the trade deadline next week, teams are actually weighing more than just the needs for this season. They're also taking an impending work stoppage into account.
It could go on for longer than fans would like.
With baseball's CBA set to expire on Dec. 1, everyone around the game expects there to be a lockout in 2027. At least publicly, the owners and players are extremely far apart on key issues. The main point of contention is looking to be the owners' desire to implement a salary cap in 2027.
And while there's often posturing on both sides as a means of negotiating, some owners reportedly don't expect baseball to be played at all in 2027. That's what ESPN MLB reporter Jeff Passan said in a Monday Q&A on Threads.
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It could go on for longer than fans would like.
With baseball's CBA set to expire on Dec. 1, everyone around the game expects there to be a lockout in 2027. At least publicly, the owners and players are extremely far apart on key issues. The main point of contention is looking to be the owners' desire to implement a salary cap in 2027.
And while there's often posturing on both sides as a means of negotiating, some owners reportedly don't expect baseball to be played at all in 2027. That's what ESPN MLB reporter Jeff Passan said in a Monday Q&A on Threads.
Continue reading...
